Shelley Mayer
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- 93rd district (2012)
- 90th district (2013-2018)
Shelley Mayer | |
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 Mayer in 2020 | |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 37th district | |
| Assumed office April 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | George Latimer |
| Member of the New York State Assembly | |
| In office March 21, 2012 – April 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Spano |
| Succeeded by | Nader Sayegh |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1953 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lee Smith |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) SUNY Buffalo School of Law (JD) |
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| Website | Official website Campaign website |
Shelley Mayer (born March 6, 1953) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the New York State Senate representing the 37th Senate District, which includes portions of Westchester County. Formerly a member of the New York State Assembly, Mayer was first elected in a special election in 2018 and re-elected in 2020, 2022, and 2024..
Mayer was born and raised in Yonkers. She received her B.A. at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1975 and later her J.D. at the University at Buffalo Law School in 1979[1]
Prior to her election to public office, Mayer was a Senior Counsel at the National State Attorney General Program at Columbia University, where she focused on health care and labor law rights.[1] From 2007 until early 2011, Shelley worked as Chief Counsel to the New York State Senate Conference in Albany.[2]
For over seven years, she served as Vice President of Government and Community Affairs at Continuum Health Partners in New York City (previously St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center and Beth Israel Medical Center).[3] From 1982 to 1994, Mayer served as an Assistant Attorney General in the office of New York Attorney General Bob Abrams.[4]
In 2006, Mayer made her first run for public office, losing a bid for the New York State Assembly to incumbent Republican Mike Spano.[5] Spano later went on to change parties, ran for Mayor of Yonkers in 2011 as a Democrat, and won.[6]
Mayer was first elected to the New York State Assembly on March 20, 2012,[7] in a special election to succeed Spano, and was re-elected three times.
